Tiny carbon capturers: phytoplankton could save our planet

When it comes to discussions around climate change and global warming, we only ever talk about land plants. But there are vast numbers of microscopic plants in our ocean constantly absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and helping to reduce the effects of climate change. Let biology students, Amy Smith (University of York) and India Davies (University of Bath) take you on a journey to explore the wonders of phytoplankton! 0:00 What are phytoplankton? 0:33 Carbon capturers 1:07 The Greenhouse Effect 1:50 Phytoplankton Food Chains 2:26 Protecting Our Ocean Produced as part of the Rootstock Plant Science Communication conference, 2022.